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prefer_const_declarations

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Prefer const over final for declarations.

This rule is available as of Dart 2.0.

This rule has a quick fix available.

Details

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PREFER using const for constant-valued declarations.

Constant declarations are more hot-reload friendly and allow values to be used in other constant expressions.

BAD:

dart
final o = const <int>[];

class A {
  static final o = const <int>[];
}

GOOD:

dart
const o = <int>[];

class A {
  static const o = <int>[];
}

Usage

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To enable the prefer_const_declarations rule, add prefer_const_declarations under linter > rules in your analysis_options.yaml file:

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
  rules:
    - prefer_const_declarations